Carey Perloff

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Full Name	Carey Perloff
Occupation	Theatre Director
Date Of Birth	Feb 9, 1959(1959-02-09)
Age	65
Birthplace	Washington, D.C.
Country	United States
Horoscope	Aquarius

Carey Perloff Biography

Carey Perloff is one of the most popular and richest Theatre Director who was born on February 9, 1959 in Washington, D.C., United States. She also worked at the A.C.T. Carey Perloff, who was formerly the “The Geary Theater” on Geary Street, raised 30 million dollars to revive a theater on Market Street built in 1917 that had seen many lives. The A.C.T. was also a part of the Strand’s reconstruction plan. It could be used to accommodate different types of plays and performances, and it would have greater flexibility than the larger theater with over 1,000 seats.

Perloff directed The Cave, the world premiere of Steve Reich’s and Beryl Korot’s opera at the Vienna Festival. Perloff has also directed an adaptation of Elektra by Timberlake Wertenbaker for the Getty Villa, Los Angeles, in 2010.

Her play Kinship was translated into French and performed in Paris in 2014, with Isabelle Adjani, making her return to the theater after a long absence, in the starring role. In a later rendition in 2015, at the Williamstown Theater Festival, Cynthia Nixon starred in Kinship.

Carey Perloff has written several books focused on discussion or analysis of specific plays. Her book on her experience as a theater director and the challenges of raising a family with the “challenges confronting the American theater,” Beautiful Chaos: A Life in the Theater, was published by City Lights in 2015. The book was critically acclaimed, with reviews by such luminaries as Tom Stoppard, Khaled Hosseini, and Armistead Maupin. Martin David’s review in the New York Journal of Books praised Perloff’s contribution to San Francisco’s theater scene, which was chronicled through the book in her anecdotes of building A.C.T. after the 1989 earthquake reduced it to rubble. David stated that “Carey Perloff’s leadership of American Conservatory Theater is one of the reasons San Francisco remains a respected center of the art form in our country.

Perloff was named artistic director at A.C.T. in 1992. Her first task was to raise $31,000,000 to rebuild the earthquake-damaged Geary Theater, now the American Conservatory Theater. Perloff’s production, The Tempest, starring David Strathairn, was reopened January 1996. Perloff was A.C.T.’s artistic director. Perloff’s tenure at A.C.T. included the creation and revitalization of A.C.T. Master of Fine Arts Program; the award of the Jujamcyn Theaters 1996 Jujamcyn Theaters Prize, which honors A.C.T.’s efforts in developing creative talent for theater; a series of international collaborations including The Virtual Stage’s multi-media adaptation of Jean Paul Sartre’s No Exit, Robert Wilson’s The Black Rider, Tom Waits’ The Black Rider, Wendy Gorling’s The Overcoat and Morris Panych’s The Overcoat; the American premier of Harold Pinter and Tom Stoppard

Carey Perloff Net Worth

Carey Perloff is one of the richest Theatre Director from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Carey Perloff 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Carey Elizabeth Perloff, born February 9, 1959, is an American playwright, theater director, educator, and author. American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.), was her artistic director. From 1992 to June 2018, she was the artistic director of American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.).

Perloff was the daughter of Marjorie Perloff, an academic and poet critic, and Joseph K. Perloff, who is a professor of medicine, pediatrics, and a cardiologist. She received a B.A. from Stanford University. Phi Beta Kappa was awarded a B.A. in classics and comparative Literature. Perloff graduated from Stanford in 1980. She was a Fulbright Fellow at St. Anne’s College. There she spent two summers as the Edinburgh Festival director, where she met Anthony Giles, an attorney. She resides in San Francisco with her two children, Alexandra Perloff Giles and Nicholas Perloff Giles. Perloff is also the producer and DJ “Wingtip”.

Her play Luminescence Dating premiered in New York at The Ensemble Studio Theatre in 2005; it was coproduced by A.C.T. and Magic Theatre. Her play Waiting for the Flood has received workshops at A.C.T. (2006), New York Stage and Film, and Roundabout Theatre Company.

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Who is Carey Perloff Dating?

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Perloff has written several plays that have achieved international acclaim. Perloff’s play The Colossus of Rhodes, which premiered at the White Barn Theatre in Westport, CT, in 2001, was a Susan Smith Blackburn Award finalist.

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Carey Ranked on the list of most popular Theatre Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Carey Perloff celebrates birthday on February 9 of every year.

At CSC, Perloff directed the world premiere of Ezra Pound’s Elektra, the American premiere of Harold Pinter’s Mountain Language, and many classic works. Under her leadership, CSC won numerous OBIE Awards, including the 1988 OBIE for artistic excellence. She served on the faculty of the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University for seven years.

Top Facts about Carey Perloff

1. Carey Perloff is an American playwright, director, and author.
2. She was the artistic director of San Francisco’s ACT for 25 years.
3. Perloff has directed over 50 productions on Broadway and beyond.
4. She has written several plays including “Kinship” and “Higher”.
5. Perloff has won numerous awards for her work in theater.
6. She is a graduate of Stanford University and Yale School of Drama.
7. Perloff has also written a memoir titled “Beautiful Chaos: A Life in the Theater”.
8. Her productions have been seen by millions across the world.
9. Perloff is known for her innovative and thought-provoking works.
10. She continues to be a prominent figure in American theater today.